You know i am a man who gives high scores to whiskies. And when i read that this one, from one of my favorite distilleries won Gold on 2020's World Whiskies Awards, i prepared myself for a really nice dram, but i was totally dissapointed. Highland Park Valfather is part of what i call the "Val" series; Valkyrie, Valknut and Valfather, this last one is all about the nordic boss god, Odin. It is suppossed to be the peatiest HP and a great whisky. Lets go to the notes, then you'll have my conclusion on it. Bottled at 47%abv, burnished gold color. On the nose it is quite nice and peaty, very perfumed but nothing too special. Very grassy, hay and earthy peat notes are the first you perceive. Then a chocolate brownie aroma is revealed. Very fresh, like mint; floral, it feels "windy". Second sip gave me smokey notes and a super citric lemon. On the palate, it only has two notes, What a shame. Vanilla and Hay. That's it. Very sweet, smooth, easy drinkable, but no emotion. Very simple. Aftertaste lifts this whisky up, with puffs of smoke and pepper spice. Ginger and ashy notes are also present. Overall, this is not a memorable dram, nor a gold winner, at least not in my book. Nlthing off putting about it, and actually pretty easy to drink, but lacks emotion and complexity. My score for it is a very generous 76 over 100.